Over the last 18 months, the Ohio State coaching staff has shown that it is going to cast a wide net on the recruiting trail and go after the best players across the nation. With that in mind, we have put together our 'Buckeye Big Board' for the 2014 recruiting class, we started with the offense on Thursday and move over to the defensive side of the ball today.

Note: The order of the Big Board is determined by a combination of the player's ability, the interest being shown to him by Ohio State, and the chances Ohio State has of landing that player. Also worth noting is that with this being the first edition, all trends are set at 'steady' and will be updated in future versions.